Are you concerned about the possibility that your fruitarian life may cost you your friendships ? Relax - you may be surprised.
My dear friend, M, who is completely accepting of my way of life, but certainly doesn’t have any desire to change his own very different relationship to food, came to stay with us for a few days. One afternoon I opened the fridge to find something I really didn’t expect and hadn’t had to deal with for many years: a sizable parcel of raw & bloody meat. M was going to have a barbecue.
It took me a few hours, but eventually I felt rational enough to tell him that this was just not something that was appropriate for me any longer. And then what could have remained an awkwardness between friends relaxed into farce. M was contrite, apologetic, shocked at his own insensitivity, and undertook to bury the meat immediately. We considered this for a bit, and then decided that – in a world with millions of starving people – maybe he shouldn’t do that. OK, then perhaps he should find a needy person to whom he could give the meat – he’ll think about it some more.
At that point I had to leave for a few hours. While I was away M found his solution. He cooked the whole lot & ate it all in one sitting. The sacrifices of friends ! It’s most endearing.
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All I can say is "hats off" to your friend! And next time he ends up in this predicament, let him know I am more than willing to help.............
PS: I love fruit too, but man cannot live off fruit alone........:-)
No - quite right: "man cannot live off fruit alone" - you also need nuts & seeds ! Perhaps you might agree with some of my friends who tell me that it's all very well for me to take my wine in pill-form (grapes) - they prefer their's as a medicine, to be sipped at regular intervals...
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